King, Stephen

• Apt Pupil (1998)

  [6/10]

  "Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro provide the life force in Apt Pupil, but even with such good efforts, the final act leaves us wanting more."

• Dead Zone, The (1983)

  [6/10]

  "As a Stephen King adaptation, I'd have to say this one does an excellent job of creating a believable world where you can accept the characters as people and believe in the character's strange abilities."

• Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

  [6/10]

  "Without Hopkins, Hearts would join the long list of ho-hum we-preferred-life-in-the-1950s movies."

• Stand by Me (1986)

  [8/10]

  "Rarely does a collection of child actors have so much talent bundled together, and the list of talent doesn't stop with the main characters. Stand by Me also has excellent performances by young Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack."

  Average score: 6.50